Kidney Boy and Hamster Girl: A Love Story (King of the Hill)
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"Kidney Boy and Hamster Girl: A Love Story" is the 104th episode of the Fox
animated series King of the Hill
, broadcast as the 20th episode in the 5th season. This episode is rated TV-PG L.
is in urgent need of Hank
's bathroom, but Hank, who does not like to share bathrooms, refuses. Inspired, Dale
acquires a port-a-potty, intent on cornering the premium outhouse business. Connie and Bobby
are excited about their middle school's upcoming prom. Riding their bikes home, they pedal through the high school parking lot. High school students chase Bobby, who's forced to abandon his bike in some bushes. When he goes back to retrieve it, a high school security guard mistakes him for a high school student, and shoves him into the high school.
Expecting to be terrified, Bobby is amazed to discover delights like a food court and a No Doubt
poster. When he is confronted by students who do not recognize him,they try to give him a swirlie,but Bobby claims to be a senior whose small stature is due to his failing kidneys, and who has been absent due to hospitalization. The students explain that their school is competing to have No Doubt perform at their prom. When a bigger student attempts to get into a dishwasher, to ride out a washing cycle and score points for the contest, he is too big. Bobby volunteers to substitute, despite his "kidney problem", thus becoming a local hero, and impressing sexy cheerleader Vivian. Later, after Connie reminds Bobby to get tickets to their middle school prom
, she discovers that the prom tickets are sold out. Bobby agrees to take her to the high school prom instead. Bobby tells his new high school friends that Connie is a high school girl whom he met in the hospital, where she was being treated for having a small, hamster
-like tail. When Connie discovers the lie, she refuses to go along with it, and stalks off. Bobby decides to take Vivian to the high school prom instead. To Hank's dismay, Dale brings his port-a-potty to Strickland Propane, where Mr. Strickland takes advantage of it.
Dale allows the high school kids to pile into his port-a-potty, to score points in the No Doubt contest. While Bobby is trying to fit inside with them, Joseph asks Connie to the middle school prom, and she accepts. So many students finally squish into the port-a-potty that it begins to weaken. But their gimmick works; the kids score enough points that their school wins the contest, and No Doubt announces its appearance at their prom. Meanwhile, Hank tries to use one of the bathrooms at home, but they are occupied. He caves in and resorts to Dale's port-a-potty. But the potty is unsound from its high school prank, and collapses around him, revealing Hank squatting over the seat. Bobby goes out with his high school friends, only to discover they plan to throw water balloons at the middle -schoolers on the way to their prom. The high school students are attacking the middle school students with water balloons when, to their surprise, they see Connie. She covers for Bobby, explaining that she had gotten rid of her tail, and enrolled in middle school because she required a lower-stress environment. Hearing that she is cured, the high school students fire a water balloon at her, but Bobby takes the hit. Bobby confesses that he, too, is in middle school, and the high school students soak him, then leave him. Connie tells him that she is still his girlfriend—but he did fail to get a ticket to prom, so she is still going with Joseph. But later, the high school students realize that Bobby did help win the No Doubt contest, and besides, No Doubt may be expecting to see a "dying kidney boy" at the dance. They give Bobby a ticket, and he takes Connie to the high school prom after all. When Bobby announces that Kidney Boy is gone forever, word gets to the band, which dedicates the song "Bathwater" to his memory.
Fox Broadcasting Company
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animated series King of the Hill
King of the Hill
King of the Hill is an American animated dramedy series created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels, that ran from January 12, 1997, to May 6, 2010, on Fox network. It centers on the Hills, a working-class Methodist family in the fictional small town of Arlen, Texas...
, broadcast as the 20th episode in the 5th season. This episode is rated TV-PG L.
Plot
BillBill Dauterive
Bill Dauterive, born Gillaume Fontaine de la Tour D'Haute Rive is a fictional character on the Fox animated series King of the Hill...
is in urgent need of Hank
Hank Hill
Henry Rutherford "Hank" Hill Age 50 animated series King of the Hill. Hank lives in Arlen, Texas and works at the fictional Strickland Propane selling propane and propane accessories. Hank's voice is provided by series creator Mike Judge. The Economist named Hank Hill as one of the wisest people...
's bathroom, but Hank, who does not like to share bathrooms, refuses. Inspired, Dale
Dale Gribble
Dale Alvin Gribble is a fictional character in the animated series King of the Hill. and is voiced by Johnny Hardwick . He is an exterminator, bounty hunter, smoker, gun fanatic, and paranoid believer of almost all conspiracy theories and urban legends...
acquires a port-a-potty, intent on cornering the premium outhouse business. Connie and Bobby
Bobby Hill (King of the Hill)
Robert Jeffrey "Bobby" Hill is a character on the animated series King of the Hill and is voiced by Pamela Adlon. Bobby is the only child of Hank and Peggy Hill.- Biography :...
are excited about their middle school's upcoming prom. Riding their bikes home, they pedal through the high school parking lot. High school students chase Bobby, who's forced to abandon his bike in some bushes. When he goes back to retrieve it, a high school security guard mistakes him for a high school student, and shoves him into the high school.
Expecting to be terrified, Bobby is amazed to discover delights like a food court and a No Doubt
No Doubt
No Doubt is an American rock band from Anaheim, California that formed in 1986. The ska-pop sound of their first album No Doubt , failed to make an impact...
poster. When he is confronted by students who do not recognize him,they try to give him a swirlie,but Bobby claims to be a senior whose small stature is due to his failing kidneys, and who has been absent due to hospitalization. The students explain that their school is competing to have No Doubt perform at their prom. When a bigger student attempts to get into a dishwasher, to ride out a washing cycle and score points for the contest, he is too big. Bobby volunteers to substitute, despite his "kidney problem", thus becoming a local hero, and impressing sexy cheerleader Vivian. Later, after Connie reminds Bobby to get tickets to their middle school prom
Prom
In the United States and Canada, a prom, short for promenade, is a formal dance, or gathering of high school students. It is typically held near the end of the senior year. It figures greatly in popular culture and is a major event among high school students...
, she discovers that the prom tickets are sold out. Bobby agrees to take her to the high school prom instead. Bobby tells his new high school friends that Connie is a high school girl whom he met in the hospital, where she was being treated for having a small, hamster
Hamster
Hamsters are rodents belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae. The subfamily contains about 25 species, classified in six or seven genera....
-like tail. When Connie discovers the lie, she refuses to go along with it, and stalks off. Bobby decides to take Vivian to the high school prom instead. To Hank's dismay, Dale brings his port-a-potty to Strickland Propane, where Mr. Strickland takes advantage of it.
Dale allows the high school kids to pile into his port-a-potty, to score points in the No Doubt contest. While Bobby is trying to fit inside with them, Joseph asks Connie to the middle school prom, and she accepts. So many students finally squish into the port-a-potty that it begins to weaken. But their gimmick works; the kids score enough points that their school wins the contest, and No Doubt announces its appearance at their prom. Meanwhile, Hank tries to use one of the bathrooms at home, but they are occupied. He caves in and resorts to Dale's port-a-potty. But the potty is unsound from its high school prank, and collapses around him, revealing Hank squatting over the seat. Bobby goes out with his high school friends, only to discover they plan to throw water balloons at the middle -schoolers on the way to their prom. The high school students are attacking the middle school students with water balloons when, to their surprise, they see Connie. She covers for Bobby, explaining that she had gotten rid of her tail, and enrolled in middle school because she required a lower-stress environment. Hearing that she is cured, the high school students fire a water balloon at her, but Bobby takes the hit. Bobby confesses that he, too, is in middle school, and the high school students soak him, then leave him. Connie tells him that she is still his girlfriend—but he did fail to get a ticket to prom, so she is still going with Joseph. But later, the high school students realize that Bobby did help win the No Doubt contest, and besides, No Doubt may be expecting to see a "dying kidney boy" at the dance. They give Bobby a ticket, and he takes Connie to the high school prom after all. When Bobby announces that Kidney Boy is gone forever, word gets to the band, which dedicates the song "Bathwater" to his memory.